Example sentences of "[is] thicker than " in BNC.

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1 Blood 's thicker than water , when all 's said and done , ’ Mary Ann was saying .
2 ‘ I still ai n't forgiven you for what you said , but when all 's said and done , blood 's thicker than water . ’
3 I know it 's thicker than the the pages love , but it 's
4 it 's thicker than hack saw blade , perhaps a bit heavier
5 I know but family 's like blood 's thicker than water .
6 There still remained , however , some examples of blood-sharing among unrelated bats , cases where the ‘ blood is thicker than water ’ explanation would not fit the facts .
7 ‘ You remember , blood is thicker than water .
8 Polythene , the grade sold for ponds , is thicker than normal and several layers are usually used , but it 's a short-life material best restricted to temporary pools .
9 Men 's skin is thicker than woman 's and ages at a slower rate .
10 Are you trying to hint that blood is thicker than water ? ’
11 ‘ Blood is thicker than water , ’ he had replied .
12 I know there was n't much love lost between them but , as they say , blood is thicker than water ; even doctors know that . ’
13 The skin around his neck is loose and his waist is thicker than it has ever been .
14 CATHERINE Blood is thicker than water ?
15 Okay er , according to Darwin , and here I quote , in infants long before birth , says Darwin , the skins on the soles of the feet is thicker than on any other part of the body , and it can hardly be doubted that this is due to the inherited effects of pressure during a long series of generations .
16 ‘ But blood is thicker than water and I have been at the hospital waiting to hear how she is but she has n't come round yet , ’ said Mr Harrison .
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